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Sunday, 6 February 2011.David Mex Sumpter (AUS) recieved the Peter Troy Lifestyle Award. THE soul and spirit of Australian surfing was on show on the Gold Coast last night with Alby Falzon being elevated into the sport's Hall of Fame at the Australian Surfing Awards.. .Legendary surf filmmaker Falzon became the 33rd member respectively of the Hall of Fame which began with the initial induction of Snow McAllister (Deceased) and 4 x World Champion Mark Richards in 1985..Co-founder of the...more »

Sunday, 6 February 2011.David Mex Sumpter (AUS) recieved the Peter Troy Lifestyle Award. THE soul and spirit of Australian surfing was on show on the Gold Coast last night with Alby Falzon being elevated into the sport's Hall of Fame at the Australian Surfing Awards.. .Legendary surf filmmaker Falzon became the 33rd member respectively of the Hall of Fame which began with the initial induction of Snow McAllister (Deceased) and 4 x World Champion Mark Richards in 1985..Co-founder of the original Aussie counter-culture surf bible, Tracks, and director of the classic surf film 'Morning of the Earth', Falzon lives up to his reputation as the spiritual father of the alternative surf lifestyle. .Last night's awards at the Arts Centre was organised by Surfing Australia and featured a who's who of the Australian surfing community. .Two time ASP Men's World Champion Mick Fanning was recognized as the Male Surfer of the Year, four time ASP Women's World Champion Stephanie Gilmore was named Female surfer of the year, with recently crowned ASP World Junior champion Jack Freestone notching up the Rising Star Award of Australian surfing. Photo: joliphotos.com« less